After being convinced that the credit card I was recently approved for was lost in the mail, I finally received it Friday last week. The next morning, I applied and was approved for my fourth credit card in a little less than a year. This may sound a little reckless, especially if you’re from the …

This post may contain affiliate links. Please view my disclosure policy for more information. It’s been almost exactly a year since I signed up for my very first credit card since I was 18. This was a huge, groundbreaking decision for my husband and me. One that took months of conversations, consideration, nudging from me and compromise …

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This post may contain affiliate links. Please view my disclosure policy for more information. This post is a revisit to Debitize, the free app I downloaded in February that has essentially turned my credit card into a debit card. My original post goes into great detail about the service itself and the signup process, so click here to read …

This post may contain affiliate links. Please view my disclosure policy for more information. Remember my post right before the new year about getting my first credit card since I was 18? So that we could try our hand at travel hacking? And how it was such a major, out-of-our-comfort-zone decision for my debt-averse husband and me? …

This post may contain affiliate links. Please view my disclosure policy for more information. Yesterday was the first payment due date for my Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. But if you think I patiently waited until yesterday to clear our credit card balance, you’re crazy. I have no idea how many payments I’ve logged on and made since activating …

This post may contain affiliate links. Please view my disclosure policy for more information. I have big news that may surprise many, disappoint some, underwhelm several and excite others. For the first time since I was 18 – and after over a decade of condemning them as evil traps – I signed up for and was approved …